Latest News | SECL Coal Dispatch at 139 Million Tonnes So Far in FY22

Raipur, Feb 24 (PTI) South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a flagship arm of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has surpassed the last year's coal dispatch figure by transporting 139 million tonnes (MT) of the dry fuel so far in the current financial year.

The largest coal-producing company had dispatched 138.8 MT in the last financial year 2020-21. The figure reported as on February 23 surpassed the last year's cumulative dispatch, despite 36 days still remaining for the closure of the current fiscal 2021-22.

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Going by the stride, SECL is all set to record the highest-ever coal dispatch in the current financial year. The Bilaspur-headquartered miner had provided 14 per cent more coal to the consumers as compared to last year.

Compared to the previous year, the company had supplied 25 per cent more coal to the power companies to facilitate sufficient stock, said SECL spokesperson, elaborating that rake loading registered a 13.4 per cent surge compared to last year.

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In another major leap forward, the company has liquidated 20 MT of its pithead stock, added the spokesperson.

The company's Chairman and Managing Director Prem Sagar Mishra and the board of directors congratulated the SECL Collective, and thanked labour and workers' unions besides railways, Chhattisgarh government and other stakeholders for their support. HRS hrs

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